Just found your air-con video. Thanks for the guide. You didn't switch off the power switch on the fan unit, below the two lights. Is it safe not to switch off? I've always seen the AC guys switch it off first. Thank you.
This question was asked previously by another commenter months back and I replied but I guess he deleted his own comment trail. Some HDB have the power switch lever located inside the house which you can easily turn off before aircon service (yes some AC guys turn it off but some don't). For condos, the switch lever is located outside the window on the parapet and dangerous to climb out window to off it (most AC guys don't climb out to turn it off unless they also servicing the compressor unit). You will notice the wire is terminated in a white klippon terminal clip. As long you don't contact with water that is safe and fine without issue. This is a DIY video but disclaimer is do it safely at your own choice but if you are not confident about what you doing, please don't do it and hire a AC guy to do your servicing instead. There are many other videos showing people spraying water in the condenser unit and that is more risky as it may contact with electrical components. Hope this explains.
Hello, thanks for the video. I am thinking of getting a Toyomi 1400W, 350W suction power wet and dry vacuum to suck the ac drain pipe few inches below the floor trap. Will that suction power be effective to solve the problem of leaking without having to dismantle the ac unit?
Yes the suction power is sufficient to resolve the aircon drain line from the end drain pipe below the floor trap. (However, if the aircon overflow pan is dirty or filled with gel, or the fins of the condensing unit is wet or with gel due to the accumulation, you still got to dismantle to clean it.) Hope this helps.
@@edstyletech907 Thank you 😊 Does using reed sticks diffuser in aircon room makes it easy for gel formation in flow pan and/or drain pipe? I used to place a bottle in the room but had since removed it to place in non ac area. I sense ac in the room is now blowing better, faster and cooler air flow. Leaking still occurs but to lesser extent. I also use occasional water jet faucet at toilet area to flush out the ac drain pipe beneath the floor trap as a substitute to wet dry vac and it seems to help clear to stop ac leaking.
I don't think reed stick diffuser play any part as its meant to diffuse fragrance scent. When water does not drain out properly, it will backflow to the overflow pan and as time passes, gel formation happens. Periodically, you still need to clean the blower as dust will form and thus affect the aircon blowing. Using the dry wet vacuum to suction the drain pipe will help to unclog the debris and help prevent aircon leaking. Water jet to flush is not really effective as introducing more water into the drain pipe. To avoid aircon constantly leaking, its a combination of keeping the condensing unit clean which means cleaning the fins, cleaning the blower by vacuuming the dust, suction drain the drain pipe either by the drain pipe entry at the condensing unit or at the drain pipe exit. Suction drain by the drain pipe exit will help but you got to consider how long the drain pipe runs in distance thus the longer distance the effectiveness reduces. For HDB or apartment flats, the drain pipe exit runs below the floor trap, for condos most drain pipe exit is hidden inside the walls to the riser. So for condos, there is no way to suction drain at the exit but only from the condensing unit drain pipe entry point. HDB type, you can suction either from entry, from exit or from both points. Hope this helps. Thanks for viewing my video, like and subscribe.
@@edstyletech907 Appreciate you for taking time to explain. I have the understanding using diffusers introduce oil particles and these are absorbed by the ac, together heat and vapour in the room. Over time with condensation leads to gel formation. In my case, itd a condo setup abf pipe distance from the ac to the floor trap is pretty close, with ac mounted above room entrance just adjacent to the bathroom entry and pipe hidden/running from very short distance across false ceiling straight down into bathroom entrance wall and floor trap underneath. Distance is relatively short. I am wondering if the suction hose of a wet dry vac is flexible enough to reach down few inches down the pipe drain exit.
Alot of aircon service guys just tile the complete outer housing like 30degree then just slide out the housing from the inner housing. But to play safe, on the top, the outer housing and inner housing is clip on together. You just have to slightly pry it.
